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SANFORD RILEY, or No'RTHcUTT-s s'roRE, KENTUCKY.

' Letters Patent No. 91,164, dated June 8, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Ratent and making part of the fame.

To whom 'it may concern v Be it known that I, SANFORD RrLEY, of Northcutts Store, Kenton county, Kentucky, have invented a new f and useful Improvement in Shovel-Flows and I hereby declare the following to be a-full, clear; and exact desc ription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to ashovel-plow, whose shovel has a face concave in its longitudinal section, and convex in its transverse section, vand which is double-ended, its two ends varying in length, so that by changing the operating-point, not only is the length varied, but also l the inclination, in respect to the surface ofthe ground.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of myplow';

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the shovel or Figure 3 is a transverse section ofthe shovel; and Figure 4 isa top-view of the same. The beam A, standard B, cutter or coulter O, and

stilts D, have the usual form.

Attached to the standard by two bolts, E, is a doubleeudedrand reversible shovel, having ends or points,

F F. The end F is longer than F', and its curve embraces moredegrees of a circlethan the latter, so

" :the different circumstances. This difficulty is in a great lmeasure overcome by the reversibility of the shovel.

Again, it is usual to break up newly-cleared woodsland, with what is called a jumping shovel-plow, and in this case the shovel requires to be set much more vertically than in Vother cases, to enable it at once to penetrate the ground after having been thrown up by the conlter Ain passing over a root.

When oneend of the` shovel is formed suitably for ajumping shovel-plow, and the other has the usual set, the plow may obviously be used for either purpose, that is, for the plowing of old or new ground.

The form of the shovel is shown figs. 2, 3, and 4, and it will be seen to be concave in the face from point to point, (see fig. 2,) and convex from edge to edge, (see fig. 3.)

This form I have found to insure great steadiuess, and to turn the ground with ease to the team.

I am aware that cultivator-shares have been made reversible, but in those instances -the ends have been similar, and the share has only been made reversible, as a means of prolonging its use, the unworn point being brought into service when the other has been worn out.

I claim herein as new, and of my invention- The combined arrangement of the reversible shovel having diverse ends, F F', and a working-face concave in its length, from point to point, and convex in its width, from side to side, with a plurality of bolts E E, for securing it to its standard, B, as and for the purpose described.

1n testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

SANFORD RILEY.

Witnesses:

G. H. KNIGHT, Jomr ELLIS. 

